Expeditionary Forces in the First World War

When war engulfed Europe in 1914, the conflict quickly took on global dimensions. Although fighting erupted in Africa and Asia, the Great War primarily pulled troops from around the world into Europe and the Ottoman Empire. Amid the fighting were large nu

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Expeditionary Forces in the First World War

Alan Beyerchen · Emre Sencer Editors

Expeditionary Forces in the First World War

Editors Alan Beyerchen Portland, OR, USA

Emre Sencer Knox College Galesburg, IL, USA

ISBN 978-3-030-25029-4 ISBN 978-3-030-25030-0  (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25030-0 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Contents

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Introduction: Concept and Themes 1 Alan Beyerchen

2

A Tale of Two Expeditionary Forces: Religion and Race in the Dardanelles and France 27 Richard S. Fogarty

3

Far from Home? Perceptions and Experiences of First World War Nurses and Their Patients 57 Alison S. Fell

4

The Enemy Lurking Behind the Front: Controlling Sex in the German Forces Sent to Eastern and Western Europe, 1914–1918 79 Lisa M. Todd

5

Vietnamese Contingents to the Western Front, 1915–1919 111 Kimloan Vu-Hill

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Expeditionary Forces in the Shatterzone: German, British and French Soldiers on the Macedonian Front, 1915–1918 149 Justin Fantauzzo and Robert L. Nelson

7

An Alliance of Competing Identities: Stereotypes and Hierarchies Among Entente Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front 177 Chris Kempshall

8

Empire, Oil, and Bavarians: The German Expeditionary Force in the Caucasus, 1918–1919 205 Gavin Wiens

9

Freikorps in the Baltics: German Expeditionary Forces in Eastern Europe, 1918–1919 235 Victoria Bucholtz

10 From Galicia to Galilee: The Ottoman and German Expeditionary Experiences in the First World War in Comparison 261 Emre Sencer 11 “S